USD/CAD Daily Forecast – U.S. Dollar Rebounds From Strong Support Level
USD/CAD Video 21.05.20.
U.S. Dollar Gains Ground As Demand For Safe Haven Assets Increases
USD/CAD is rebounding from the major support level at 1.3850 as the U.S. dollar gets support from safe haven buying after the release of U.S. economic data and the increase in U.S. – China tensions.
The U.S. dollar is gaining ground against a broad basket of currencies, and the U.S. Dollar Index has rebounded from a strong support level at 99.
The U.S. Dollar Index remains in a range between 99 and 101, and it is hard to expect decisive action in USD/CAD without a breakout on the U.S. Dollar Index front.
Oil continues to move higher but today this rally does not provide enough support for the Canadian dollar since the demand for the U.S. dollar is just too strong.
In the U.S., Initial Jobless Claims were 2.4 million while Continuing Jobless Claims data showed that 25 million Americans were still out of job. In Canada, ADP Employment Change report for April showed that 227 thousand jobs were lost.
The U.S. Flash PMI reports were better than expected as Flash Manufacturing PMI increased from 36.1 in April to 39.8 in May while Flash Services PMI went up from 26.7 in April to 36.9 in May.
The rebound in Services PMI is a good sign for the economy as it shows that the service sector has started to recover as virus containment measures were lifted.
Technical Analysis
USD/CAD was not able to settle below the key support level at 1.3850 and rebounded above 1.3900. This was the third major attempt to get below 1.3850, but each time the U.S. dollar received material support.
At this point, it is clear that USD/CAD will need a significant catalyst to move below the major support level at 1.3850. If USD/CAD ultimately manages to get below 1.3850, it will likely gain robust downside momentum and quickly find itself at the next support level at 1.3750.
The nearest resistance for USD/CAD is located at the 50 EMA level at 1.3980. In case the pair manages to get above this level, it will head towards the 20 EMA at 1.4010.
As the spread between the 20 EMA and the 50 EMA continues to decrease, the whole area between 1.3980 and 1.4010 may serve as a material resistance level for USD/CAD.
This article was originally posted on FX Empire
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